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PEOPLE can access information on Parliament and discuss issues of national interest following the launching of a website and SMS link last Friday. The Open Parliament project is the idea of Speaker Theo Zurenuoc “to restore, reform and modernize” Parliament. The website has a database of information on Parliament including profiles of MPs, bills and papers, committee report and Hansard report. This will allow the people to understand and follow the operation and developments in Parliament. The SMS link will enable the people to access information about their MPs and follow development works regarding their electorates.Zurenuoc said people could now access parliament information on developments, information and activities within the realms of MPs, Parliament staff and the Speaker.The European Union funded it for K1 million. The project was born from an agreement signed by the Government, Transparency International PNG and EU in April to promote transparency and democracy. Zurenuoc said the idea was to restore and promote the integrity of Parliament by informing and educating the nation and international community of what the House did.“My goal is to build the integrity of the Parliament through openness,” he said.“The realization of the PNG dreams can only begin with a transformed Parliament. “The people for whom this institution was built have long been deprived of information and knowledge about the activities of this place. “Even the purpose for which it exists has for many years shut out the nation whether deliberately or just through ignorance.” The National